Jizzlobber

Album: Angel Dust (1992)
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  • According to vocalist Mike Patton, the song is about his fear of going to jail. "I know it's gonna happen someday," he told Hot Metal. "I've been there once, but I have a feeling I'm gonna go some day for a very long time."
  • Bassist Billy Gould has a different interpretation explaining the title is a combination of the word "jizz" meaning semen and the verb "to lob."

    "It's written about some porno star, but I don't remember his name," he said. "I'm not the porno expert in the group!"

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